Flash Flood, Scott
- When
- December 16, 5:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.292, -84.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Kentucky, December 16, 2000
Rain earlier in the week had saturated the ground over parts of central Kentucky. The ground had also been frozen for a few days prior to this rainfall event, hindering runoff.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
Rain earlier in the week had saturated the ground over parts of central Kentucky. The ground had also been frozen for a few days prior to this rainfall event, hindering runoff. A low pressure system over the southern plains brought warm, moist air into central Kentucky, producing rainfall amounts up to 5 inches. There were widespread reports of high water and road closings throughout central Kentucky, and in these four counties, bridges were covered by water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Clark
- When
- December 16, 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clark County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.971, -84.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Harrison
- When
- December 16, 6:30 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.442, -84.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Fayette
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, December 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5166085, 5166086, 5166084, 5166087.